Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1887-03-19
Sparks in Politics.


enson'' is the latest Democrat presi-
presidential ticket. This is ticket
that would delight the spoilsmen,
but it wouldn't win.
Philadelphia Record: Mr.. Randall
tells an interviewer that he will run
for Congress in any district the Re
publicans make for him. We do not
doubt that he might be elected in
the strongest Republican district in
the city. On the only straight issue
between parties he is Republican
and not Democrat.
Brooklyn Union. The Republi-
cans of the United States intend to
elect their candidate for President in
1888, There are enough of them to
do it without the gentleman from
Vermont. But if he intends to join
in good faith the victorious process
sion there should be no objection
from any source but that from which
the Democratic party gathers what
ever inspiration remains to it's dis
tracted, demoralized, and impotent
organization.
st. Louis Globe Democrat If Mr..
Randall's statement be correct that
1913, 100000 previously appropriated
from time to time for river and har
Dor improvement is still unexpended,
this work ought not be permitted to
| lag next year on account of the recent
session. This country's navigable
rivers are precious charge, and the
picayunish policy which would with
hold money for improving them and
keeping them in order should be re-
| buked.
New York Star We have always
regarded the interstate commerce bill
as thoughtless and inadequate res
ponse to noisy clamor. The clamor
itself was but the froth of some va
que popular ferment. Theresponse
was as impotent and impalpable as
it's cause. We do not believe the law
will operate as benefit to any sub
stantial interest We do not believe
it will serve any desirable purpose or
promote any useful end. 1t will be
set in motion intelligently and consci-
entiously by the President; it will
have patient and indulgent hearing;
it will be condemned and obliterat-
ed
Boston Herald: If the leaders of
the Democrat party wish to secure
for that organization an enthusiastic
support in 1888, they must do some
thing more to respeat the well-worn
maxims of the past, which had some
meaning when they were formulated,
because they expressed in words
what those who uttered them were en-
deavoring to do by their acts, are the
veriest political cant. If the Demo
cratic party believes in limiting the
extent and power of the federal gov
eminent by strict construction of
the constitution, let it forthwith set
the bounds beyond which central
power shall not go; let it instantly
set itself to the work of looping off
and curtailing those extensions and
usurpations of federal power which
quarter of century of abuse has oc-
casioned.
New York Herald: sensational
prediction of q commercial panic to
be caused by monetary stringency ex-
cites no alarm among business men.
A brisk loan market is to be expected
as the result of the general activity
in trade and industrial circles, and
this expectation has assisted in pre-
venting the effiux of goldusual
at this season In Wall street,
however, there is some apprehension
that an artificial "pinch'' in money
may be produced for stock jobbing
purposes. Spectators remember
that the crash of last December was
precipitated by the withdrawal of
large sums from the street, and al
though the squeeze" lasted but
day or two, it caused the bank to
call in loans out standing on ques
tionable stocks and forced the lat
ter upon the market for whatever
they would bring.